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Archer (Mingle), Belle (Arabella) b. September 5, 1858 d. September 19, 1900Actress. Though few people remember her today, she was at one time a nationally renowned actress of the stage. Known for her beauty, style, grace, and acting excellence, she was reputed to be the most photographed stage actress of the 1890’s. During her career she was as well known and respected as any film actress is today. Christened Arabella “Belle” Mingle, she was born in a stately brick building that still stands on Spring Garden Street, across from the Trinity Episcopal Church. Her father...[Read More] (Bio by: David W. Seiple)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Brodhead, Joseph Davis b. January 12, 1859 d. April 23, 1920US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He was elected to Congress as a Democrat from Pennsylvania, serving from 1907 to 1909. Defeated for reelection in 1908, he resumed the practice of law in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Senator Richard Brodhead. (Bio by: Garver Graver)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Brown, Robert b. December 25, 1744 d. February 26, 1823US Congressman. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, 1783 to 1787. In 1798, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Sitgreaves and reelected to seven succeeding Congresses serving until 1815. Not a candidate for re-nomination, retired from public life and lived on his farm until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Presbyterian Cemetery, Weaversville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Coates, Thomas b. 1803 d. 1895Musician. In 1824 he was a member of the band that accompanied General Marquis de Lafayette during his return visit to the United States. He then became a member of the famous Dodsworth Band. His fame increased when he became leader at Barnum's Hippodrome Circus, and later the leader of Dodsworth's Second Band. Later he took over the leadership of the Easton Band. In 1864, the Easton Band, under Thomas Coates, played at the Peace Jubilee (Patrick Gilmore) in Boston. He was considered by many to...[Read More] (Bio by: Richard H.)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Doster, William Emil b. January 8, 1837 d. July 2, 1919Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A law student at the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Army and was appointed a Captian in the Pennsylvania Cavalry Corps. In 1862, he was promoted Major in 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Army of the Potomac and participated in the Antietam Campaign. At the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in command of regiment in support of a battery of field artillery when he distinguished himself in successful repel of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Grace, Eugene Gifford b. August 27, 1876 d. July 26, 1960Eugene Grace worked for the Bethlehem Steel for almost 60 years and made it into the nation's second largest steelmaker. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1899 with a degree in elect.eng. During his leadership the company became the largest single supplier of arms for the Allies during World War I. Grace encouraged the production of the company's H beams for skyscrapers. During WWII, Bethlehem Steel produced 73 million tons of steel, roughly one-third of the armor and parts for the big...[Read More]Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Granahan, Kathryn Elizabeth b. December 7, 1894 d. July 10, 1979US Congresswoman. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district for four terms from November 1956 until January 1963. Born Kathryn Elizabeth O'Hay in Easton, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Mount St. Joseph Collegiate Institute (later Chestnut Hill College) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was supervisor of public assistance in the State Auditor General's Department, and liaison officer between that department and Department...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)Gethsemane Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Granahan, William Thomas b. July 26, 1895 d. May 25, 1956US Congressman. During the First World War, he served as a private in the Fourth Army Corps and served in the Army of Occupation in Germany in 1918 and 1919. After the war, he engaged in the building business and was elected as a Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania, serving from 1944 to 1947, and from 1949 until his death in 1956. Following his death, his widow, Kathryn Elizabeth O'Hay Granahan, was elected to his seat. (Bio by: Garver Graver)Gethsemane Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Heckman, Charles Adam b. December 3, 1822 d. January 14, 1896Civil War Union Brigadier General. Prior to the Civil War, he served in the Army as an officer in the Mexican war and was a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad. In October 1861, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 9th New Jersey, served in General Burnside's North Carolina expedition and was promoted Colonel in February 1862. In November 1862, he was appointed Brigadier General of the defenses of Norfolk and Portsmouth. At the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, he was captured and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USAPlot: Section D, Lot 197

Ihrie, Peter b. February 3, 1796 d. March 29, 1871US Congressman. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1826 to 1827. In 1829 he was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first Congress and reelected to the Twenty-second Congress, serving until 1833. He also served as Brigadier General of State Militia in 1845. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Johnson, Philip b. January 17, 1818 d. January 29, 1867US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-Seventh and two succeeding Congresses, representing Pennsylvania's 13th and 11th Districts, he served from 1861 until his death in office. Johnson was born in Polkville, Warren County, New Jersey. He trained as a teacher at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania (1842 to 1844) and was a private tutor on a Mississippi plantation for two years before returning to Easton to attend Union Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1848...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Kent, Everett b. November 15, 1888 d. October 13, 1963US Congressman. In 1911, he was admitted to the bar and commenced law practice in Bangor, Pennsylvania. From 1912 to 1915, he was attorney for the board of prison inspectors of Northampton County and solicitor of Northampton County, 1920 to 1923. In 1923, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, serving until 1925. He was again elected to the Seventieth Congress, in 1927 and served until 1929. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Saint Johns Cemetery, Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Kirkpatrick, William Sebring b. April 21, 1844 d. November 3, 1932US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 and commenced law practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was appointed judge of the third judicial district in 1874, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884 and Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1887 to 1891. In 1897, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving until 1899. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed law practice until his death. Pennsylvania Congressman William Huntington...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Mansfield, Jayne b. April 19, 1933 d. June 29, 1967Actress. Born Vera Jayne Palmer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, her family moved to Dallas, Texas, after the death of her father to a heart attack and the remarriage of her mother. She graduated from the University of Dallas, and later attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she took drama classes. In 1954, she moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to study drama at UCLA and worked in bit parts in television. Her first movie role was in "Female Jungle" (1954), although most bios...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)Cause of death: Auto accidentFairview Cemetery, Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Martin, Christian Frederic b. January 31, 1796 d. February 16, 1873Guitar Maker and Founder of C.F. Martin & Company. He was born into a family of cabinet makers, but during the 1820's he moved to Vienna and learned the guitar making trade from famed guitar maker Johann Stauffer. In 1833 he left Germany and opened his own luthier shop in New York City, becoming the first guitar maker in the United States to craft the Stauffer style headstock. In 1839 he left New York and opened a factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Of his many guitar innovations, his most...[Read More] (Bio by: louise floria)Moravian Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Michler, Nathaniel b. September 13, 1827 d. July 17, 1881Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He graduated seventh in his class from West Point, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, Topographical Engineers, on July 1, 1848, and assigned to Corpus Christi, Texas. He worked on the Mexican bounder survey from 1851 to 1857 and served as chief topographical engineer in surveys for a canal from the Gulf of Darien to the Pacific Ocean from 1858 to 1860. As a Captain at the outbreak of the Civil War he served with the armies of the Ohio and Cumberland...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA